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If you have been practicing for any amount of time, you’ve probably asked yourself, what is the goal of all this mat-work? Is it to become a bit more “bendy?” My answer is that BENDY is an offshoot of a … Continued

Yogic Wisdom

The essence of realization is nowness,Occurring all at once, with nothing to add or subtract. Self-liberation, innate great bliss, Free from hope or fear. . .

Chogyam Trungpa, Nalanda trans. THE LIFE OF MARPA THE TRANSLATOR 'Marpa's First Journey to India'

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing,and invite them in.

RUMI 'The Guest House'

The fall, the descent, and its subsequent humility can be seen as another form of blessing.

Jack Kornfield AFTERTHE ECSTASY,theLAUNDRY 'Honoring the Fall'

Contentment brings supreme happiness.

Patanjali trans.Bernard Bouanchaud THE ESSENCE OF YOGA, 'sutra 2.42'

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint Exupery

'Can I extend my awareness of my self and bring it to each and every part of my body without any variation This is what I mean by fullness in meditation.'

BKS Iyengar THE TREE OF YOGA 'the flower'

Indeed, when a group, a path, a teacher, a practice, or a community begin to see themselves as having 'the perfect way,' it is a sure sign that reality testing has been impaired.

Stephen Cope YOGA AND THE QUEST FOR THE TRUE SELF 'To the Mountaintop'

“One must first of all concentrate one’s thoughts on an object. Once one’s mind achieves a state of concentration and the space between oneself and the object has disappeared, the essential nature of the object can be perceived. Then express it immediately. If one ponders it, it will vanish from the mind.”

MATSUO BASHO 'Learn From the Pine'

...the 8 factors (limbs) of Patanjali's Yoga could usefully be arranged in a circle since it is by their combined power that the yogin propels himself forward along the path of internalisation.

George Feuerstein THE YOGA SUTRA OF PATANJALI 'The Eightfold Yoga'

The goal of this journey is not only freedom from suffering but an expanded capacity for creativity, clarity, and joy.

Miranda Shaw PASSIONATE ENLIGHTENMENT

You who want knowledge, seek the Oneness within There you will find the clear mirror already waiting

Hadewijch II from WOMEN IN PRAISE OF THE SACRED

Life is beautiful. There's treasure in every moment-treasure you may overlook unless you are aware of the impermanence of everything.

Steve Ross HAPPY YOGA 'You Were Never Born and You Will Never Die'

An empty day without events. And that is whyit grew immenseas space. And suddenlyhappiness of beingentered me.